JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. Acquires Shares of 19,210 YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 19,210 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $817,000. YPF Sociedad Anónima comprises about 1.9% of JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% during the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,216,000 after acquiring an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares during the period. Finally, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $128,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.5 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $39.46 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.52 billion, a PE ratio of 19.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The company’s 50-day moving average is $42.21 and its 200-day moving average is $30.38. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $14.94 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.